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There's always something interesting and noteworthy going on at UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology, from innovative instruction to compelling research to exciting events and presentations. CECH is dedicated to telling the stories of the world-changers and community builders who make this college such an amazing place to study and work, and this page is our dedicated platform for UC News articles, video stories, college-level blog entries and more. Scroll on to see what's up at CECH!

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UC School of Education PhD candidate Amokta Ataneka

With the 2026-27 school year at the University of Cincinnati off to a strong start, the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology (CECH) is excited to welcome eight new faculty members to the classrooms and hallways of the Teachers-Dyer Complex for the fall semester. 

The newly hired instructors serve to embolden the college's educational and research aims, preparing undergraduate and graduate students to be essential changemakers, impacting their communities and the world in a variety of fields.


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How can Cincinnati provide more affordable housing? This new lab aims to find out

October 16, 2026

The University of Cincinnati Real Estate Center helped launch a new regional research and development initiative designed to identify, test and scale solutions to the region’s housing challenges called the Housing Innovation Lab. The project is built around a simple idea: What if communities approached housing challenges the way leading companies approach innovation?

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Medical devices exec touts UC co-op

October 15, 2026

UC College of Engineering and Applied Science alumnus Adam Hauke talks to Medium about the speed of innovation in developing new medical devices. Hauke is global director of product strategy & innovation at Gentherm Medical. He earned a doctorate and bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from UC.

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More physical activity may mean slower Parkinson’s disease progression

October 15, 2026

National media including the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report highlighted University of Cincinnati research that found higher levels of physical activity were associated with slower declines in thinking and memory as well as slower worsening of movement symptoms for people with Parkinson’s disease.


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